Tag: Vaughan Oliver

The Breeders' 'Last Splash' 7-disc vinyl box set to feature live album, demos, BBC sessions

The Breeders’ ‘Last Splash’ 7-disc vinyl box set to feature live album, demos, BBC sessions

The 20th anniversary reissue of the The Breeders’ ‘Last Splash’ will come in a mammoth 7-disc vinyl box set that features the original record, a live album recorded in Stockholm, a collection of previously unreleased demos, non-album tracks and BBC session cuts, and four individual EPs repressed on 10-inch platters.

This Mortal Coil box set due in November, 'Tears in the Dropbox' Blu-ray in the works

This Mortal Coil box set due in November, ‘Tears in the Dropbox’ Blu-ray in the works

The long-awaited This Mortal Coil anthology first announced a year ago — a 4CD box set featuring the 4AD collective’s three albums and a fourth disc of singles and rarities — finally will be released this November, while a Blu-ray disc called Tears in the Dropbox that includes all three albums in HD audio remains in the works.

New releases: Mission UK comp, Cocteau Twins vinyl box set, Madness reissues

New releases: Mission UK comp, Cocteau Twins vinyl box set, Madness reissues

This week’s new releases include ‘Dum Dum Bullet,’ a posthumous compilation from The Mission UK featuring rare B-sides, demos and unreleased material; ‘Box Set 1,’ an audiophile vinyl set from the Cocteau Twins; and expanded reissues of Madness’ ‘The Rise & Fall’ and ‘Keep Moving.’

Cocteau Twins reissuing early albums, EP on vinyl in limited-edition 5LP 'Box Set 1'

Cocteau Twins reissuing early albums, EP on vinyl in limited-edition 5LP ‘Box Set 1’

Scottish dream-pop trio Cocteau Twins later this month will reissue their first three albums and a bonus EP on audiophile quality, 180-gram vinyl in a super-limited 5LP box set designed by 4AD’s famed Vaughan Oliver.

Simon Larbalestier's iconic Pixies album-cover photos to receive U.K. retrospective

Simon Larbalestier’s iconic Pixies album-cover photos to receive U.K. retrospective

Photographer Simon Larbalestier’s iconic Pixies album artwork — created during the college-rock kingpins’ original 1986-1993 run as well as the band’s ongoing reunion — will be the subject of a six-week retrospective at a U.K. art gallery beginning next month.

Pixies' 'Doolittle' getting 'Omnibus Edition' reissue with new surround mix, demos

Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ getting ‘Omnibus Edition’ reissue with new surround mix, demos

The canonization of the Pixies’ beloved Doolittle continues with Beggars Archives’ just-announced plans to release an “Omnibus Edition” of the 1989 album, with a new surround mix, the record’s demos and possibly a Blu-ray included in the expanded box set.

Video: Pixies, Vaughan Oliver talk about creation of upcoming 'Minotaur' box set

Video: Pixies, Vaughan Oliver talk about creation of upcoming ‘Minotaur’ box set

The  Pixies have released a second short film previewing their upcoming — and pricey — box set Minotaur, this time delving into the creative process behind […]